Registers – Coded record sensors – Particular sensor structure
Patent
1996-08-23
2000-12-05
Tremblay, Mark
Registers
Coded record sensors
Particular sensor structure
23546201, G06K 710
Patent
active
06155488&
ABSTRACT:
An optical or symbol reader including CMOS circuitry preferably integrated on a single chip. A CMOS optical reader chip comprises a CMOS imaging array having a plurality of pixels each with a dedicated pixel-site circuit. Charge is accumulated at each pixel location transferred upon demand to a common bus. In a preferred embodiment, exposure time of the imaging array is controlled using a feedback loop. One or more exposure control pixels are positioned adjacent to or within the imaging array and receive light along with the imaging array. The charge of the exposure control pixel or pixels is measured against a threshold level, and the amount of time taken to reach the threshold level determines the time exposure of the pixels of the imaging array. CMOS signal processing circuitry is employed which, in combination with the exposure control circuitry, minimizes time-to-read over a large range of light levels, while performing spatially optimal filtering. Clocking cycles and control signals are time-adjusted in accordance with the varying output frequency of the imaging array so as to provide invariant frequency response by the signal processing circuitry. A multi-dimensional CMOS imaging array is also provided having simultaneous pixel exposure with non-destructive readout of the pixel contents.
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Colley James E.
Olmstead Bryan L.
PSC Inc.
Tremblay Mark
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